Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-09
ORPHANS, KINDERGARTEN.
Statement of a Good and Generous Work
Successfully Completed.


Successfully Completed.
An advance statement was published
some time since concerning the apartment
contemplated for kindergarten school fol
the smaller ones in the Protestant Orphan
Asylum in this city. The work then re-
ferred to has now been successfully COM
pleted, and great praise is due to Mrs. F.
W. Frat and Mrs. DR.. Clayton for their
perseverance and self-sacrifcing efforts to
raise the necessary funds to construct the
apartment and equip it. The object was a
noble one, and through the generous aid OF
publicspirited citizens in response to the
purpose and needs, as stated by these two
ladies, the money was cheerfuly donated,
and has been economically expended under
their personal supervision, and most
charming and attractive kindergarten de-
partment, to supplement the other schools
at the Asylum, has been provided. The de-
tailed subscription of funds, and the man
ner of their expenditure, is here given by
request:
The names of subscribers and the
amounts were: Mrs. F. w. Frat, 500;
Mrs. E. B. Crocker. $780, Mrs. Nancy
Miller, $50; Baker & Hamilton, $50; Cali
fornia State Bank, $50; National Bank of
D. o. Mills g. Co., $50; Weinstock q Lubin,
$50; Hale Bros q Co., $50; Albert Gala
tin. $50; L. Williams, $50; W. f. Frazier,
S25 H. G. Smith, S25; Puget Sound Lum-
Der Company. $25; Gattmann IL Wilson,
S25; 0dell & Herzog, $50; Friend d Terry
Lumber Company, $40: Daniel Flint, $40
Mohr& YORK, $40 A. Hebron Il Bro, SO;
Kirk. Geary Il Co., $l0 Changers CO.
operative Society, Sl0 S. Lipman IL Co.,
$40; G. H. Gilman, So George Schroth,
s.; c. II. Krebs, IS; John Ryan, So A. S.
Hopkins & Bro, So; E. Lyons d Co., So;
cash, s.; L. L. Lewis e. Co., So A. A. Van
VOORHEES, 81 Co., s. II. S. Croker & Co.,
So; Richards & Knox, s.; II. NJ. & s., So
cash, 81 so; cash, 81 so; cash, 81 80; S.
H. Davis, 50 so; c. S. Houghton 81 so;
II. w. Earle 50; Terry McMorry, 81; W.
B. Miller, 81; John Haub, 81; KLINE &
Floberg, 81; cash, 81; Hays & Jackson, 81;
C. Ehmann, 81 cash, 81; cash, 81 G.
Robin, 81; cash, 81; ]. Cooper. 81 Mrs. E.
Katzenstein, 81 Misses Brothers, 81 cash,
81 ]. Parsons, 81; cash, 81 ii. K. Thomp-
son, 81 n. Dingley, 81; Neall, 80 cents
Mrs. Pealer, so cents; N, 80 cents.
Donations were also made as follows
By 0'Brien & Co., two barrels lime W. c.
Gruff, gaspipes and plumbing Whittier.
Fuller & Co, picture holdings and fifteen
pictures W. d. Comstock, the freight on
furniture and setting up same; John
Breuner, a bookcase. In addition, con-
cert was given in the Metropolitan Theater
on February 4th by Masters c. Heisen and
C. Lagos for the benefit of the fund, for
which Mr. Church donated the use Of the
theater, the Capital Gas Company do
mated the gas, 800 J street" donated the
tickets, and a. j. Johnson & Co. the
posters. The concert netted $14S 25. This
makes the total cash donation 81 ,05S 25.
The building contract and expenses were
as follows Under estimates for doing the
work, these bids were received: earle &
Croly, 81 $50; Wolf e. Morris, 81, 100; Hook
& Son, 81 ,033 H. Coats, $l.023 w. H.
Hobby, $957 and n. Harvey, 1920 20. The
contract was let to and work done by Mr..
Harvey for $500 20. The other expenses
were: Amount paid architect, S23; furni-
ture, S66. Total expenses paid, 81 900 20.
This leaves a balance on hand of $4S 50.
There are still unpaid few uupresented
bills, but they amount to only few dollars
and there will be a balance left after paying
them.
The apartment thus provided for the
kindergarten is a high basement room,
forming the first floor of the school build
ing upon the asylum grounds. 1t is % by
624 feet in size and 81 feet in hight The
room is lighted with thirteen large win
dows, protected by outside blinds. The
interior woodwork is grained light color,
and the walls and ceiling are a smooth
hard finish and white. A blackboard three
feet in width extends around the entire
room, and a gilt molding for hanging pict-
ures also forms a border at the upper edge
of the wall, with many pictures already
in place depending from it. Fifty seats
are provided, with little kindergarten seats
in front of each, all of which furniture is
of light colored wood, finished and var
nished in its natural color. The apart
ment is exceedingly light and cheerful, and
is perfection for the purpose intended.
There are at present 100 inmates in the
Orphan Asylum, of which ITO attend the
schools held in the upper rooms of the
building in which the kindergarten is to be
situated. These schools are taught by Mrs.
NJ. L. Bassett and Miss Nellie Miller. The
forty younger children are to be instructed
in the new class-rooms. This is a very i'm
portant adjunct to the education work in
the Asylum-the work of making these
dependent orphans intelligent, self-helpful
and useful members of society. 1t has not
yet been determined just how soon the
kindergarten class will be opened, but the
good work so successfully and generously
provided for should be put into operation
at the earliest possible date.